Arrest made in murder of 23-year-old CalArts student found dead in her Newhall condo, LASD says

NEWHALL, Calif.. (KABC) -- An arrest has been made in connection with the killing of 23-year-old CalArts student Menghan Zhuang, who was found dead at her Newhall apartment on Feb. 4, authorities said Thursday.

Jack Minh Terry was taken into custody Feb. 16 in Garden Grove, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. The case was presented to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office and on Wednesday Terry was charged with murder.

He was being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court March 27, the Sheriff's Department said.

Authorities sought the public's assistance in locating a person of interest in the killing of a 23-year-old art student from China who was found dead in a Newhall condominium complex.

Additional details about the arrest were not immediately released.

Zhuang, who also went by Emily King, was discovered unresponsive by her roommate at their Santa Clarita condominium, authorities said.

Her roommate called 911 and first responders found Zhuang suffering from multiple injuries to her upper body, according to sheriff's Lt. Michael Modica, who did not disclose the nature of her injuries amid the investigation. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators learned that Zhuang had a "male companion" at her apartment the night of Feb. 3 who was then captured on video exiting from her second-story bedroom window the following afternoon, on the day she was discovered deceased, Modica said.

Last month, the Sheriff's Department released photos of the suspect from the video of him leaving the apartment at the Vistas condominium complex in Newhall.

Modica stressed that Zhuang's roommate is not a suspect in the homicide.

"I want to make it clear that her roommate is helping us in this case," he said.

Zhuang was a senior undergraduate at the California Institute of the Arts, studying art, the school said.

"Our community is devastated by this loss, and our heartfelt condolences go out to her family, friends, classmates and teachers," CalArts said in a statement.

CalArts is cooperating in the investigation and "were instrumental" in getting investigators in contact with the family of Zhuang, a Chinese national, Modica said at a February news conference.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 323-890-5500 or Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

ABC News' Jennifer Watts and Alex Stone contributed to this report.